Etymology

dicknosis

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Today it means: Erotic hypnosis involving the penis as a subject of fixation. Full definition →

English hypnosis ← Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis) ← Proto-Hellenic *húpnos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  3. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  4. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rīk
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*hardu
  9. Proto-West Germanic*Rīkuhardu
  10. Old High GermanRihhart
  11. Middle High GermanRihard
  12. Medieval LatinRichardus
  13. Old FrenchRichard
  14. Middle EnglishRycharde
  15. EnglishRichard
  16. EnglishRick
  17. EnglishDick
  18. Englishdick
  19. Proto-Indo-European*swep-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*supnós
  21. Proto-Hellenic*húpnos
  22. Ancient Greekὕπνος (húpnos)
  23. Ancient Greekὑπνόω (hupnóō)
  24. Ancient Greekὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)
  25. Englishhypnosis
  26. English todaydicknosis

Blend of dick + hypnosis.

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